England batting maestro Joe Root has registered multiple milestones in the England vs Sri Lanka 2nd Test at Lord's, London. Root has created history at the iconic English venue, en route to his second consecutive century in the Test match at Lord's.
Root has become the highest-run scorer at Lord's in Test cricket's history as he surpasses legendary English cricketer Graham Gooch. Before getting to his century, Root went past Gooch in this elite list. Gooch, the iconic English cricketer, had made 2015 Test runs at Lord's, while Root needed 97 to surpass the former England star.
Root has become only the third-ever cricketer to hit centuries in both innings in a Test at Lord's. He had hit 143 in the first innings when England posted 427/10. Root joins the elusive list of cricketers with twin tons at Lord's in a single Test. Only West Indies' George Headley and England's Gooch and Michael Vaughan had hit two centuries in the same Test at Lord's before Root.
This was also Root's 34th century in Test cricket as he became England's most prolific ton-maker in the format, going past Alastair Cook, who had 33 Test tons to his name.
England players with most Test hundreds:
Joe Root - 34
Alastair Cook - 33
Kevin Pietersen - 23
Wally Hammond - 22
Colin Cowdrey - 22
Geoffrey Boycott - 22
Ian Bell - 22
This was Root's 50th International century, making him only the 9th player in history to have 50 or more tons. Check the complete list here:
Players with the most number of international centuries:
100 - Sachin Tendulkar
80 - Virat Kohli
71 - Ricky Ponting
63 - Kumar Sangakkara
62 - Jacques Kallis
55 - Hashim Amla
54 - Mahela Jayawardene
53 - Brian Lara
50 - Joe Root
England posted 251/10 in the second innings, handing Sri Lanka a huge 483-run target in the second innings. Root was the last batter to depart as he was caught at backward square leg on a pull shot.
